Because a word can change the world...

SIL LEAD is a faith-based nonprofit helping local, community-based organizations use their own languages to improve their quality of life.

Every culture has reservoirs of wisdom and knowledge embedded in its language. Yet how many of the over 7,000 languages spoken in the world today are used in efforts to end global poverty? SIL LEAD helps communities use their own language to improve their quality of life with a focus on Multilingual Education, Health Localization, and Technology & Innovation.

Partnership:

SIL LEAD brings together people and institutions around shared goals for internationally funded projects.

Our organization works in partnership with SIL International, a nonprofit organization that works alongside approximately 1,500 minority language communities and publishes the Ethnologue: Languages of the World, the definitive catalog of the world’s 7,105 living languages. Leveraging this expertise, and a network of other local partners, SIL LEAD makes it easier for communities to use their own language to reach their goals.